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Amanda Michelle Whitacre

Licensed Professional Counselor

Counseling and Dance/Movement Therapy: Breaking through barriers

*Alleviating uncomfortable symptoms and overcoming vulnerabilities is an important tenet in my work. I emphasize the need to not only recognize what various emotions feel like in the body but also bring attention to the thoughts and beliefs that influence your emotions.

*A lack of awareness of the mind-body connection impedes conscious navigation through life. I work with you to see the link between negative thoughts and mood, to notice how your thoughts and mood influence being and acting in your body. I also work with the reverse in gently challenging you to recognize how tension in the body contributes to ongoing emotional distress. I guide you in working with your body as a key to unlock your attention toward thoughts and images that foster mastery of tension/release.

* I encourage an awareness of the “felt sense”. This empowers you to assert control over negative emotions and develop a more aware posture toward your emotional states of being. Growth happens in time with you being the determining agent of your personal insights.

Demographics served

Credentials

Licenses

Associations And Honors

American Counseling Association, American Group Psyshotherapy Assoc., American Dance Therapy Assoc., National Expressive Arts Therapist Assoc. & American Nurse's Assoc.

Education

Drexel University M.A. — Dance/Movement Therapy 2010

Rates & Insurance

Breakthrough has not yet partnered with all insurance companies, but you or the therapist you select may contact your insurer about covering your online care. We strive to accept all insurers but we can not guarantee coverage.

If you receive care on Breakthrough but your insurer declines coverage, you will be billed at the therapist's self-pay rate.

If you can not find a therapist who accepts your insurance, call us at 1-888-282-2522 and we will try to find a therapist who can see you.

If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a free, 24-hour hotline, at 1.800.273.8255. If your issue is an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. Breakthrough does not offer crisis counseling or emergency services.